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Midsouthcon 37 Pocket Program Book MidSouthCon 37 Pocket Program Book March 15 - 17, 2019 Memphis, TN Welcome to the MidSouthCon 37 Pocket Program Book Inside you will find event times and descriptions and other somewhat useful information. Note: we do our best to insure the accuracy of the Pocket Program, but due to factors beyond our control, the schedule will invariably change after this booklet was printed. For the most up-to-date schedule, visit http://midsouthcon.org/programming/schedule/ or scan the code to the right with your smartphone: Art Show The Art Show is located in Tennessee Ballroom B, and the hours are: Friday: 2:00PM - 7:00PM (Emergency only pickup & pay 9:00PM. - 9:30PM Saturday: 9:00 - 4:00 Sunday: 9:00 - 2:00 (pickup and pay, last minute sales, & artist checkout) Dealers Room Friday: 2:00pm - 8:00pm Saturday: 9:30am - 7:00pm Sunday: 9:30am - 2:30pm Registration Registration is located in the main lobby behind the hotel registration. The hours are: 12:00PM - 10:00PM (Registration will run out of Operations for a time.) 9:00AM - 10:00PM 10:00AM - 1:00PM Kaffeeklatsches Sunday morning Kaffeeklatsches with our guests GoHs. Space is extremely limited so sign up early. First Session: 9:00am Second Session: 10:00am ConSuite The ConSuite is located in Director’s Row 3 on the 1st floor. It opens 2:00 p.m. on Friday and stays open until Sunday at 2:00p.m. (except for one hour cleanings from 5:00 - 6:00 AM every morning). Pocket Program Design and Layout: Jerry Hager Cover Art © Sam Flegal Friday 2:00 PM Virtual Reality Gaming Demo (Director's Row 5) - Gaming Experience the future of video gaming in full Virtual Reality immersion. John Ramser Friday 5:00 PM Criminology in Genre Fiction (Director's Row 1) - Literary Cops, hard boiled detectives, assassins, rouges, and thieves are characters found throughout genre fiction. What makes them so popular? Tommy Hancock, Cyndy Hendershot, Paul Nunis, Allan Gilbreath THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS!! (Director's Row 4) - Children's Come start your journey as the SUPER Villain you have always wanted to be !!! You will be designing your villain, from their improperly sized shoes to their elaborate hairstyles & hats!! There will also be simple craft & coloring pages available. Current Events in the Gaming World (Promenade 1) - Gaming Roundtable conversation about current events across all aspects of the gaming industry from rpgs to video gaming news. Sara Shughart, Jolly Blackburn, Jared Hedleston The History of Anime (Promenade 3) - Anime Learn about anime and its roots. Gwenyth Stoecker, Diana Smith, Katie Jones Friday 6:00 PM Hooking A Reader Early (Director's Row 1) - Literary The early a child is exposure to words and reading, the more likely they will become lifelong readers. Books fire up our imaginations. Join our panelists as they discuss this trend and some of their own experiences with this, and maybe some of their own experiences too. Robert J. Krog, Alvin R Mullen, Joy Ward, Walt Boyes Opening Ceremony (Grand Ballroom C) - Event MidSouthCon 37 officially kicks off as we greet our Guests of Honor, and say hello to our members. Urban Fantasy Settings (Promenade 1) - Literary Designing Urban Fantasy worlds using basics of urban planning and sociology. What are the common Urban Fantasy tropes and how to avoid them. Jimmy Misfit, Robert Bear What We Play and What It Says About Us (Promenade 3) - Gaming & Gaming Psychology in Gaming--While we embrace characters that are not us, it is really hard to play something that is completely unique to us well. We also find things out about ourselves while playing our characters. Sara Shughart, moth, Garwyn Maxwell, Ray Phetteplace Friday 7:00 PM Dr. Who: 13 Doctors and Still Going Strong. (Director's Row 1) - Media Discussing the 13th Doctor in the latest season, as well as reflecting on our favorite past episodes of Who. Katie Ostrand, Mel. White, Laura Sellers The Evolution of the Gaming Community (Director's Row 5) - Gaming A discussion of how the games industry efforts to become more welcoming to PoC, women, and LGBTQ individuals, as well as embracing player diversity and even handicaps. Brian Cooksey, Cynthia Jerkins, Garwyn Maxwell Can I Play in Your Universe? (Grand Ballroom C) - Literary Aspirin's Thieves' World, Flint's 1632, Weber's Honorverse, and the ever popular big media tie-ins: Why do Author's love to play in each other's sandboxes? Joy Ward, Walt Boyes, Timothy Zahn, Gordon Van Gelder, John Jackson Miller Collector or Accumulator? (Promenade 1) - Literary We all love our books, but in this modern age are physical copies of books really worth keeping? H R Raymer, Bill Web, Greg Bridges, Chris Oakley Cospositivity (Promenade 2) - Costuming Promoting positivity and appreciation for cosplayers of all varieties Ciara Kwartz Kitty, Ginger Oh Snap, Creative Because I Was Created Photography in the Modern Age (Promenade 3) - Art Introduction to photography and how to compose an image. Ethan Nahté, Paul Fischer, Kimberly B Richardson The Craft of Comic Art (Ridgelake) - Comics & Art Drawing, Inking, and Coloring - Mastery of the art of comics. Greg Cravens, Charlie Forrester, Tom Nguyen Friday 8:00 PM Apocalypse How? (Director's Row 1) - Science The sky is falling...the sky is falling. There have always been predictions of disasters to come. Are we truly in more danger now? What could go wrong? Is it going to? How can we prevent it? Jacqui Castle, Rachael Sparks, Cullen Johnson, Greg Bridges Virtual Reality Gaming Demo (Director's Row 4) - Gaming Experience the future of video gaming in full Virtual Reality immersion John Ramser Japanese Life Portrayed in Anime (Director's Row 5) - Anime What is life like in Japan? Is it like the way it is portrayed in animes? Gwenyth Stoecker, Diana Smith, Katie Jones Meet the Guests I (Grand Ballroom D and E) - Event Come meet and greet MidSouthCon 37's Guests of Honor while enjoying some light refreshments. Timothy Zahn, Sam Flegal, Tom Nguyen, Jim Beall, Michael Cox, Margie Vizcarra Cox Self-Publish, Go Small Press, or Wait for the Big One? (Promenade 1) - Literary In today's market authors have many ways to get their work disseminated. Our panelists discuss the benefits and pitfalls of each of them. Alvin R Mullen, Rosalie Stanton, Walt Boyes, Dave Schroeder, H David Blalock Makeup Showcase (Promenade 2) - Costuming Join A.G. Howard (of Howardart Studios ) and Mandi George for a special panel and makeup showcase! HOWARDART SPFX MAKEUP STUDIO, Mandi George Podcasting (Promenade 3) - Media Podcasts and streaming channels bring us news and entertainment, and have quickly become part of our lives. Join our panelists as they cover the ins and outs of podcasting. Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., Brian Cooksey, Rey Clark, Robert Bear Friday 9:00 PM Dystopian Fiction in a Dysfunctional World (Director's Row 1) - Literary We are becoming more and more fascinated with the dark possibilities in our future. How do you write about the end of the world as we know it? Joy Ward, H.C. Playa, Jacqui Castle, Rachael Sparks, Louise Herring-Jones The LARP-- Game, Improv Theatre, Social Experiment?? (Director's Row 5) - Gaming What really happens in a LARP? How is it different than any other RPG? Our panelists shed light on why this is more than just improv. Cynthia Jerkins, Garwyn Maxwell, Jared Hedleston, Ray Phetteplace Art in Science or Science in Art? (Grand Ballroom C) - Science & Art Join our Artist GoH Sam Fleagle and Science GoH Jim Beall for an Art/Science Slam. Sam Flegal, Jim Beall Meet The Guests II (Grand Ballroom D and E) - Event Come meet and greet MidSouthCon 37's Guests of Honor while enjoying some light refreshments. Jolly Blackburn, Gordon Van Gelder, John Jackson Miller How to Finish and Submit Your Work. (Promenade 1) - Literary Tips on editing, proofreading, and submitting your genreworks. Robert J. Krog, Melinda LaFevers, Tommy Hancock, Troy Wiggins Cosplay 101 (Promenade 2) - Costuming Come learn the basics of Cosplay from our panel of experienced costumers. Ginger Oh Snap, Katie Ostrand, Michael Cox, Margie Vizcarra Cox Mary and the Witch's Flower (Promenade 3) - Anime Based on Mary Stewart's 1971 classic children's book The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch's Flower is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the and the stirring, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world. Featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill and Academy Award-winners Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent. Gwenyth Stoecker, Brandon Bristol Finding the Funds (Ridgelake) - Comics & Art Publishers don't always come up with big advances for Graphic novels and Art books - but where there's a will, there's a way to do it. Mitch Foust, Melissa Gay, Tom Nguyen Friday 10:00 PM 101 Fantasy & SciFi Art Ideas in an Hour (Director's Row 1) - Art Where do artists get their amazing ideas? Are you struggling with inspiration? Stop waiting to be inspired. Bring your notebooks and join Amanda Makepeace as she shares some brainstorming magic in this fun and interactive panel to cultivate your very own list of 101 Art Ideas. Amanda Makepeace, Bill M. Tracer Why Do We Need Monsters? (Grand Ballroom C) - Literary Every society has imagined monsters that walk among us. They scare us. They intrigue us. Ethan Nahté, John Hornor Jacobs, Josh Plock, L.A. Story Belly Dance in Cosplay (Promenade 1) - other Come dance with "Creative Because I Was Created" cosplaying as the Belly Dancing Joker!In this panel you will learn the basics of Belly Dancing.
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